Trump will be at Fort Pierce courthouse Monday for hearing

FORT PIERCE — Former President Donald Trump is expected to be at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce this morning for a hearing.

Kenny Nail, chairman of the St. Lucie County Republication Executive Committee, sent an email Sunday afternoon announcing Trump's in-person plans after one of Trump's attorneys told him Saturday of the former president's schedule.

The email said the attorney, who wasn't named but is representing Trump in the local classified document case, said the former president will be at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Fort Pierce at 9:30 a.m. today.

"This is a momentous occasion for our community," Nail said in the email, encouraging residents to "come together and show support" for Trump today. No further information was released about Trump or whether he planned to make any public appearances or speeches.

Trump and his two codefendants, Walt Nauta, his valet and bodyguard, and Carlos de Oliveira, property manager at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, are criminally charged with mishandling federal documents uncovered on Aug. 8, 2022, at Mar-a-Lago.

There have been hearings in the case in Fort Pierce, but Trump has not attended any.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ordered sealed hearings, not open to news organizations or to the public, for today and possibly Tuesday if they don’t finish. From 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Cannon is scheduled to hear arguments from defense counsel for all defendants "to discuss their defense theories of the case, in detail, and how any classified information might be relevant," according to her order.

From 3 to 5 p.m., she will hear argument from the special counsel, outside the presence of defendants or defense attorneys.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Donald Trump will be in Fort Pierce on Monday for hearing